Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Medicine Lake Regional Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Hamel Legion Park near Hamel, MN. It is mostly level, with 220 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Medicine Lake Regional Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 220 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 932–1,042 ft
Out & Back · Hamel Legion Park
Trailhead: 45.03847, -93.52514
Weather Sep 22: Mostly clear, high 62°F / low 46° · precip 2% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 7:02 AM · sunset 7:13 PM
Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading N.
- 100 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading N.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Medicine Lake Regional Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.7 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 1.5 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.6 miTurn right, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.3 mi in (~56 min). Leave by 5:57 PM for the 7:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Fish Lake West Trail 15.2 mi · ▲ 280 ft
- Fish Lake West Trail 15 mi · ▲ 300 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.6 mi · ▲ 222 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 13.4 mi · ▲ 246 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 12.3 mi · ▲ 135 ft
- Medicine Lake Regional Trail 11.5 mi · ▲ 135 ft
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